Hegseth has said this tattoo, which has been associated with extremist groups, prevented him from serving as a member of the National Guard at President Joe Biden's inauguration.

Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are recommending that President Donald Trump nominate East Central District Court Judge Nick Chase to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. Mac Schneider currently serves in the position.

Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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Carlson has served as North Dakota U.S. Marshal since his appointment in 2018 during the first Trump administration.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight years ago. Many Republicans thought his political career was over after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. But he came back stronger than ever — and brought Washington with him.

When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda, he will be surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight years ago

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is expected to cruise through the process to confirmation after surviving a fairly quiet hearing that lasted less than three hours.

President-elect Trump is going to change that.” Noem was introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who described her as a champion back home.

Kevin Cramer, and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson ... After the confirmation hearing, the Homeland Security committee will vote on whether to recommend Noem to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote, which would be open to floor debate.

Kristi Noem was introduced in the hearing by SD Sen. John Thune and ND Sen. Kevin Cramer South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a town hall campaign event for Donald Trump, in Oaks, Pennsylvania on Oct.